Dancing toy



Aug. 4, 1925. 1,548,101

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'pel' the' figure vibrated platform is operated.

Patented Aug. 4, 1925.

Y cAEL lHERMAN sc HLo'iHcE' MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

v DANCING rroi?.

i Appucation. med March 15 1924. seriai, No. 699,49sf y vTo all whom itmay 'C0/noem.' v

Be it known that I, CARLV HERMAN SoHLoTH, acitizen of theUnited Statesof America, and resident of Manchester, in the county of Hillsboroughand State `of ANew Hampshire, United States of'America,have inventedcertain new and usefulvlmprovements in Dancing Toys, of whichl thefollowing is a specification.

This .invention Whas .relation to certain new and useful improvementsinl a) dancing toy and hasfor itsprimary object the provision cfa toy:of this character which is fof simplel and inexpensive constructionv andmay be operated to cause the-dancing iigure to dance in time witha':musicalcomposition. A

Another object'of the invention resides lthe provisiony of a dancingtoyv of, the .character statedincluding amanuallyy vibrated platformandy av dancing ligure having its feet normally-resting on themanually'l vibrated vplatform insuch a lmanner as to comto dance as themanually The inventionhas for a ,further object the provision of thedancing toy ofthecharac- 'ter stated Ain which the manually V'.vibratedplatform ismountedf rigidly atjitsreduced -end while 4an operatingprojectionis formed on its enlarged end vor lmain ip ort1onover `whichthe dancingffigure iis supported. v.

ITlieinvention hashforav still further'object the provision of thedancing ytoyof 'the vcharacter l.stated in which the manuallyvvibratedjplatform Ais'mounted; in the casing opposite the'open portionin the casing top andthe door is provided for supporting the platform inits' normal position 'and' preventing saggingnthereof when the toy isnot-in With the foregoing and` other objects in view, as will appear asthe description proceeds, the invention consists in the novelconstruction, combination and arrangement of co-operating elements, ashereinafter more specifically set forth, claimed rand shown in theaccompanying drawings forming a part of the present application, inwhich:

Fig. 1, is a plan of the improved dancing toy.

Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section, substantially on the plane ofline 2 2 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

ing figure, removed.

Referring vmore in detail to the drawings in which*y similar. referencecharacters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views,it will be noted that the dancingftoy includesl a manually vibratedplatform 5 which is shown as being substantially the shape cfa leaf withareduced neck or stem y6 extendinglfromthe' main por- `Fig.` 3, isaVdetail elevation ofthe danctionand connecting` therewith `the flaredend `7, ywhich may be termed the stationary Gnd 7 oftheplatform. Thisstationary end 7 lof the, platform 5` is mounted rigidly on lthe spacedsupporting blocks Bcarried. on

thebasefplate 9,nea r one end ofthe latter.

.The neck portion 6 andthe main portion of the platform y5 are therebylsupported over the' base plate 9, as shown clearly in the drawings.Itis also to be notedfrom Figs.

land 2, thatthe. finger or thumb extension .35;

10 is-provvidedon the edge of the main portion ofthe platform 5, at apoint diametri- Mcally opposite the neck 6 and project-ing past the end,of the base plate-.9.` hecasing 11 is .provided on the base plate 9,with the open- .corresponding with themain portion yof the platform, 5the neck `6 .andthe extensionw,

vided in one end plate 15V of the casing 11k, to permit free verticalmovement of the eX- ten S0n '10 .of the ,platform 5, projecting.through-said end wall-` 15, when itis desired kto operate the toy.v5r-hinged door j16is .mounted on the end wall 15 atthebottom vof theopening .14 thereof and adapted to .engage theun'der face .of theplatform eX- tension 10 and supportA therplatform 5v in normal position,when the door 16 is closed, as shown by full lines in Fig. 2, thuspreventing sagging of the platform 5, when the toy is not in operation.The bevelled latch member 17 is carried onthe under face of theextension 10, so as to automatically latclr or lock the door 16 inclosed position. After lifting the extension 10 to release the door 16,however, the latter may be readily swung upon its hinge to openposition, shown by dott-ed lines in Fig. 2, by means of the door knob18. This will permit free and unobstructed operation of the platform 5.

The dancing figure is represented as including the body 19 and head 20carried on sides ofthe supporting rod 21.

the upper end of the supporting rod 21, which extends through thecentral opening 22 in the main portion of the platform 5 and has itslower end threaded in a socket 23 which in turn is threaded or otherwisesecured in the base plate 9, as shown .in'Fig 2. The dancing figure alsoincludes arms 24 carried on opposite ends of the pivot rodl 25 extendingthrough shoulder portions of the body 19. rlhe legs of the dancingfigure include upper leg members 26 which are pivoted at their upperends to the body 19 lby apivot rod 27 extending therethrough, while thelower ends of the upper leg members 26 are connected, by suitable pivots28 to the upper ends of the respective lower leg members 29. The fiatfeet 30 of the per leg members 26 and the bifurcated portions 34: of thefeet 30.

' It is believed the complete construction and operation of the dancingtoy may now be apparent from the foregoing paragraphs taken inconnection with the accompanying drawings without further detaildescription. 'It may be briefly stated, however, that when the door 16is swung downwardly to open position the toy may be readily operated ybyengaging the thumb-or finger with the extension 10 and pressingdownwardly or upwardly on the same to vibrate the platform 5, thuscausing movement of the feet V3() of the dancing figure over theplatform 5, the leg members 26 and 29 as well as the feet 30 operatingfreely on their pivots 27, 28 and 31. The dancing movements of thefigure may be infinitely varied, by causing vibration of the platform 5in timefwith a musical composition being played on any musicalinstrument orl otherwise rendered, thus producing considerable amusementand entertainment. All of the parts of the toy are of simpleconstruction and the platform 5 is mounted in such a manner as to bethoroughly protected at all times. The dancing figure may be readilymounted in proper position or removed and placed in the lcasing 11, asdesired.

While the preferred embodiment of the invention hasv been disclosed, itis to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction,combination and arrangement of (2o-operating elements may be `resortedto within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the'spiritof the invention.

What I claim as new is:

l. A dancing toy including a platform adapted to be! vibrated; a baseplate; means for mounting said platform above said base plate with oneend of said platform rigidly mounted thereon; a casing mounted on saidbase plate and having an opening through which the platform may vibrate;a dancing figure mountedabove said platform and including jointed legmembers carrying pivoted feet normally resting on said platform; andmeans for retaining said platform against vibration; at times. Y

2; A dancing toy including a platform adapted to be vibrated; a baseplate; means for mounting one end of said platform on said base plate; acasing carried on said base plate and provided with an opening throughwhich the platform may vibrate;rsaid platform including a main portionconnected withsaid end of the platform by a reduced neck portion; saidplatform also including an extension projecting in a different directionfrom said neck portion and through the .end of said casing; a dancingfigure mounted .above said main portion of the platform and includingjointed leg members with: the .feet V-pivoted thereto and normallyresting on said main portion of the platform; and

.means for engagement with said extension of the platform to preventvibration of said platform and also retain said platform against saggingwhen the toy is not in use.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature. Y

CARL HERMAN SCHLOTH.

